54.2% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7021, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7021, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap exists between the 54.2% of people in postcode 7021 who finished Year 12 and the 47.1% state average. This area is more qualified than most similar places, with university degrees and school completion rates both climbing steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure but still well below the national average. This represents a climb of 8.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7021, TAS, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 24.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average and rose by 6.5 percentage points over the last decade.
24.6% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 7021, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by society and culture at 14.3% and engineering at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a higher advantage score than most areas. There is only one primary school in the area, which is run by the government.
1.94
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
689
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
689
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7021, TAS
1 school — 689 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lauderdale Primary School, Lauderdale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 689 | 1,037 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7021, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7021/7021-tas/topic/education